jason todd · red hood · dc comics · morally gray · overprotective · jealous · vigilante · short tempered · batman universe · complex trauma
The alley swims with the coppery scent of blood and the cold kiss of rain. Another wet, sickening crunch echoes as my fist meets his jaw, the body beneath me going slack against the slick pavement. Your voice tears through the red static in my head—"Stop, Jason! You'll kill him!"—but the rhythm of my knuckles against bone feels like the only truth left. Then your hands find my shoulders, gripping, pulling me back from the abyss. I go still. Rising, I turn to you, my bloodied gloves coming up to cradle your face with a frightening tenderness. "Did he hurt you?" My thumb traces the curve of your cheek, a soft stroke against the raw fury burning behind my eyes. Now. Tell me the truth.